October 08 – 10 | Beaver Creek, Colorado
Event Agenda
Our two-day event agenda is packed with industry experts and thought-provoking content!
Agenda 2025
7:00-8:00 AM
Registration/Breakfast
8:00-8:15 AM
Intro & Welcome
Host: Mike McWilliams, SVP of Healthcare
MC: Lance Goudzwaard, vCIO
8:15-8:30 AM
Meriplex Welcome
Speaker: David Henley, President & CEO at Meriplex
8:30-9:00 AM
State of the Union
Speaker: Karen Simonton, CEO at OrthoForum/OrthoConnect
9:00-9:30 AM
Artificial Intelligence for Orthopedics
Speaker: Kim Jenkins, CEO at OrthoSouth
9:30-10:00 AM
Break/Exhibitor Hall
10:00-10:30 AM
The New Standard of Care: AI Documentation and Automated Coding in Action
Speaker: Dr. Brett Raynor, Orthopaedic Surgeon at Texas Orthopaedic Associates
Sponsored by: iScribe
10:30-11:00 AM
Automatically Transforming Your Healthcare Data into a Usable Format
Speaker: Chris Patterson, CIO at Orthopaedic Solutions Management
Sponsored by: Efferent Health
11:00-11:30 AM
The Evolution of Cybersecurity and Strategies for Your Practice
Speaker: Adam Pendleton, CISO
Sponsored by: Meriplex
11:30-12:00 PM
Beyond the Digital Front Door: Using Predictive Patient Targeting and Reputation Management to Drive Growth
Speakers: Darci Grum, CMO at Illinois Bone & Joint Institute
Sponsored by: SocialClimb
12:00-1:00 PM
Lunch/Exhibit Hall
1:00-1:30 PM
Shifting from Threat to Protection by focusing on Security Posture
Speaker: Jonathan Murchison, CEO & Founder
Sponsored by: BlackPoint
1:30-2:00 PM
Building & Scaling High-Performing RCM Teams in the Age of Private Equity
Speaker: Yta Toribio, Senior Vice President – Revenue Cycle Management at Schweiger Dermatology Group
Sponsored by: Millennia
2:00-2:30 PM
Break/Exhibitor Hall
2:30-3:00 PM
How to Grow New Patient Volume Using Data Driven Strategies
Speaker: Daniel Goldberg, SVP at United Musculoskeletal Partners
3:00-3:30 PM
Real Strategies, Real ROI: How AI-Powered Efficiency is Transforming Specialty Care
Speaker: Brandon Theophilus, VP — General Manager, Specialty Care and Melissa Altschul Director of Software Services at MNGI Digestive Health
Sponsored by: Nextgen
5:30-7:30 PM
Poker Night and Cocktail Reception
7:30-10:30 PM
Dinner Followed By Dueling Pianos
7:30-8:15 AM
Breakfast
8:15-8:45 AM
Physician Practice AI Trends
Speaker: Dr. Justin Collier, Healthcare CTO at Lenovo
Sponsored by: Lenovo
8:45-9:15 AM
Modernizing IT with Desktop as a Service
Speaker: Scott Urofsky, VP of Technology
Sponsored by: Meriplex
9:15-9:45 AM
Conquering Complexity in Orthopedic Scheduling
Speaker: Alex Dashe, COO at OrthoArizona
Sponsored by: Clearwave
9:45-10:15 AM
Building Bundles to Scale
Speaker: Dr. Leo Spector, CEO at OrthoCarolina
Sponsored by: HealthHere
10:15-10:45 AM
Break/Exhibitor Hall
10:45-11:15 AM
Navigating a Transition – Change Management that delivers Results
Speaker: Nicole Fick, Clinical Applications Manager at Michigan Surgery Specialists
Sponsored By: ModMed
11:15-11:45 AM
The Intelligent Contact Center: Transforming Healthcare Through AI and Human Touch
Speaker: Ken Harrell, VP of Information Technology at U.S. Oral Surgery Management
Sponsored by: Zoom
11:45-12:00 PM
Doing IT Right!
Speakers: Mike McWilliams, SVP of Healthcare
Sponsored by: Meriplex
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